Garment sleeve construction



p l 22, 1958 J. DOLlN 2,831,195

GARMENT SLEEVE CONSTRUCTION Filed Nov. 1, 1954 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 JULIUS D L N INVENTOR.

April 22, 1958 J. DOLIN 2,831,195

GARMENT SLEEVE CONSTRUCTION Filed Nov. l, 1954 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 JULIUS Dow/v INVENTOR.

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United States Patent 2,831,195 GARNIEN T SLEEVE CONSTRUCTION Julius Dolin, Cleveland, Ohio, assignor to Esther Dolin, Cleveland, Ohio Application November 1, 1954, Serial No. 466,075

3 Claims. (Cl. 293) This invention relates to suit coats and more particularly to a suit coat sleeve construction.

In conventional suit coats, when either of the sleeves is raised to an overhead position, the lower edge of the body portion of the suit coat is raised and distorted from its usual horizontal position on the wearer, causing a sloppy appearance.

It is accordingly a principal object of the present invention to provide in a suit coat an improved sleeve construction wherein, when the sleeve is raised to an overhead position, the lower edge of the body portion of the suit will remain in a substantially horizontal, neat arrangement and occupy the same position as when the sleeves disposed are at the sides of the wearer.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a suit coat sleeve construction bearing the above object in mind which is of simple construction, inexpensive to manufacture, has a minimum number of parts, is substantially invisible and is eflicient in achieving its intended purpose.

For other objects and a better understanding of the invention, reference may be had to the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a front elevational view of a suit coat embodying the features of the present invention and shown partly broken away;

Figure 2 is an enlarged view shown partly in perspective and partly in section of the inside of the coat and showing the invention incorporated therein;

Figure 3 is an enlarged top perspective view of the inside of the coat at the sleeve seam and showing the invention incorporated therein;

Figure 4 is a front elevational view of the coat of Figure 1 and showing one of the sleeves in the overhead position;

Figure 5 is an enlarged front view shown partly in elevation and partly in section illustrating the invention in operative use and taken along the line 55 of Figure 4;

Figure 6 is an elevational view taken along the line 66 of Figure 5;

Figure 7 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view taken along the line 77 of Figure 6;

Figure 8 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view taken along the line 88 of Figure 6; and

Figure 9 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view taken along the line 99 of Figure 6.

Referring now more in detail to the drawing, 10 indicates generally a suit coat including the body portion 11 and the sleeves 12, substantially as illustrated.

The body portion 11 is of conventional design and has are folded inwardly as are the adjacent edges of the sleeve fabric 12' and lining 14, these inwardly folded edges being then secured together by the stitching 15.

In the practice of my invention, a cresent-shaped cutout 16 is provided in the inner end of each of the sleeves 12 and lining 14 directly below the armpits of the wearer, this cut-out being elongated longitudinally in the manner of Figure 3, when the sleeves are in the loweredposition. However, when the sleeves 12 are raised to the overhead positions of Figures 4, 5 and 6, the cut-out 16 will be extended laterally and will permit the sleeve to be raised without disturbing the lower edge 17 of the body portion 11, presenting a neat appearance of the coat at all times.

In the further practice of my invention, a semicircular flap 18 is secured to the inside of the body portion along the seam 15, the flap 18 overlying the cut-out 16 on the inner face of the sleeve, as shown in Figure 3. The flap 18 will be formed of the same material as the sleeve fabric 12 and will render the cut-out portion 16 substantially invisible when the sleeves are raised. The flap 18 As shown in Figures 8 and 9, the adjacent edges of the flap 18 and lining 19 are folded inwardly and secured to opposite sides of the body fabric 11 and lining 13 by means of the stitching 20. Also, the adjacent edges of the sleeve 12 and lining 14 bordering the cut-out 16 are folded inwardly and secured together by means of the stitching 21.

As shown in Figure 2, the flap 18 and lining 19 thereof are further secured together around their peripheries by stitching 22.

Referring now particularly to the sectional portions of Figure 1, there is shown a modified form of the invention wherein the flaps 23 are secured to the sleeve 12 at the portion thereof surrounding the cut-out 16, the flap 23 being provided with lining 24. In other respects the form of the invention shown in Figure l is the same as that shown in Figures 2 and through 9 and like reference numerals identify like parts throughout the several views.

While various changes may be made in the detail construction, it shall be understood that such changes shall be within the spirit and scope of the present invention as defined by the appended claims.

Although the invention has been described as applied to suit coats, it is applicable to all types of garments having sleeves, both mens, womens and childrens.

The improvement furthermore lends itself to increased ventilation at the arm pits thereby eliminating destructive perspiration.

What is claimed is: I

1. A sleeve construction comprising a garment body portion having arm openings therethrough, a sleeve secured to each of said arm openings, said sleeve at the juncture thereof with said body portion at the bottom of the armpit of the wearer having a broad cut-out adapted to permit the raising of the sleeve without disturbing the contour of the lower edge of said body portion, and a flap secured at the lower edge thereof to said body portion opposite the sleeve cut-out'and adapted to extend beyond said cut-out on the inside of said sleeve.

2. A sleeve construction comprising a garment body portion having arm openings therethrough, sleeves secured to said body portions along said arm openings, each of said sleeves at the juncture thereof with said body portion in the region of the bottom of the armpit of the wearer having substantially crescent shaped cutouts adapted to permit the raising of said sleeves without disturbing the contour of the lower edge of said body portion, and a flap at the lower edge thereof secured to the inside of each of said arm opening portions adjacent the cut-outs of said body portion and having a free edge for air circulation and for strain relief to the garment and adapted to overlie said crescent shaped cut-outs on the inside of said sleeves whereby to render said cut-outs; substantially invisible when the sleeves are raised.

3. Asuit coat comprising a garment body portion having arm openings, sleeves secured to said body portions along said arm openings, each of said sleeves adjacent the juncture thereof with said body portion having a substantially crescent shaped wide out-out disposed at the bottom of the armpits of the wearer and adapted to permit the raising of said sleeves to an overhead position without disturbing the contour of the lower edge of said body portion, and a flap secured at the lower edge thereof to said body portion along each of said arm openings 15 adjacent the cut-out, and adapted to overlie said cut-outs on the inside of said sleeves whereby to render said cutouts substantially invisible when the sleeves are raised to an overhead position.

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